The Army of Northern Virginia in 1862 |
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A. P. Hill advance afternoon Anderson Antietam Army of Virginia artillery assault attack batteries battle battlefield Boonesborough bridge brigade Bristoe Bull Run Burnside Burnside's cavalry centre Centreville Chickahominy Colonel Confederate army Confederate line corps Court House crossing D. H. Hill D. R. Jones's directed Early's enemy enemy's engaged eral Federal army Federal troops field fire flank force ford forward Franklin Fredericksburg front gade Gainesville Gordonsville Gregg's ground Groveton guns Hagerstown Harper's Ferry Heintzelman held Hill's division Hood's Hooker infantry Jackson Lawton's Lee's Longstreet loss Malvern Hill Manassas McClellan McClellan's report McDowell McLaws miles morning mountain moved movement night north side numbers ordered placed Pope Porter position Potomac railroad Rappahannock reached rear Records regiments reinforcements repulse retreat Richmond ridge river road says sent Sharpsburg Sigel skirmishers soon south side Stuart Sudley Sumner turnpike Virginia Wilcox woods wounded
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Page 128 - Let us discard such ideas. The strongest position a soldier should desire to occupy is one from which he can most easily advance against the enemy. Let us study the probable lines of retreat of our opponents, and leave our own to take care of themselves. Let us look before us and not behind. Success and glory are in the advance. Disaster and shame lurk in the rear.
Page 222 - Sbarpsburg, cross the Potomac at the most convenient point, and, by Friday night, take possession of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, capture such of the enemy as may be at Martinsburg, and intercept such as may attempt to escape...
Page 222 - General McLaws, with his own division and that of General RH Anderson, will follow General Longstreet; on reaching Middletown he will take the route to Harper's Ferry, and by Friday morning possess himself of the Maryland Heights and endeavor to capture the enemy at Harper's Ferry and vicinity.
Page 222 - Believing that the people of Maryland possess a spirit too lofty to submit to such a government, the people of the South have long wished to aid you in throwing off this foreign yoke, to enable you again to enjoy the inalienable rights of freemen, and restore the independence and sovereignty of your State.
Page viii - Kentucky, the army and flotilla at Cairo, and a naval force in the Gulf of Mexico be ready to move on that day. " That all other forces, both land and naval, with their respective commanders, obey existing orders for the time, and be ready to obey additional orders when duly given.
Page viii - That the 22d day of February, 1862, be the day for a general movement of the land and naval forces of the United States against the insurgent forces.
Page 128 - taking strong positions and holding them," of "lines of retreat,
Page 128 - I have come to you from the West, where we have always seen the backs of our enemies — from an army whose business it has been to seek the adversary, and to beat him when found, whose policy has been attack and not defence.
Page 62 - I will do all that a general can do with the splendid army I have the honor to command, and, if it is destroyed by overwhelming numbers, can at least die with it and share its fate. But if the result of the action which will probably occur to-morrow, or within a short time, is a disaster, the responsibility cannot be thrown on my shoulders; it must rest where it belongs.
Page 222 - This, citizens of Maryland, is our mission, so far as you are concerned. No constraint upon your free will is intended—- no intimidation will be allowed. Within the limits of this army at least, Marylanders shall once more enjoy their ancient freedom of thought and speech. We know no enemies among you, and will protect all, of every opinion. It is for you to decide your destiny, freely and without constraint. This...